Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District

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Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District
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The Henry James Brown House, seen in April 2017
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LocationVA 617, Gravel Hill, Virginia
Coordinates 37°34′58″N78°22′26″W / 37.58278°N 78.37389°W / 37.58278; -78.37389 Coordinates: 37°34′58″N78°22′26″W / 37.58278°N 78.37389°W / 37.58278; -78.37389
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built1837 (1837)-1863
Built byShepard, Carrol M.; Multiple
NRHP reference No. 84000035 [1]
VLR No.014-0127
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1984
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1984 [2]

The Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District is a historic school complex and national historic district located at Gravel Hill, Buckingham County, Virginia. It is now on private property. [3]

In 1831, Samuel Shepard and Dr. John Wesley Langhorne organized Trustees of the Female Collegiate Institute to establish the first charted college for women in Virginia. This collegiate institute, which operated from 1837 to 1863, encompassed five contributing buildings associated with it. They are of brick and frame construction:

In 1837, the Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute was incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly. The college opened in 1838 to provide accommodations for 120 students. Students were offered degrees in either Mistress of English Literature or Mistress of Classic Literature. The college struggled financially and finally closed its doors in 1863.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#84000035)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register - Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 Strong, Ted. "Buckingham historic site [the President's House] demolished to ire of some". Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-08-04. and Accompanying photo Archived 2021-07-29 at the Wayback Machine and Accompanying map Archived September 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine